The Effect of Knitting on Mothers' Anxiety Levels During Pediatric Hernia Surgery

NCT05141162 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: anxiety and knitting
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Regardless of the type of surgical intervention, it is a negative life experience for the child and family members and is known to cause anxiety. Having a surgical incision in the child's body and the likelihood of developing conditions such as pain, organ loss or death, change in the parental role, and the hospital environment are situations that increase the stress of the parents. Hernia is the most common surgical pathology in children. Hernias are also risky in terms of complications. Parents' experiencing severe anxiety may prevent their ability to understand the child's explanations correctly, interpret events realistically, make correct decisions, participate in the care of the child, and use appropriate coping methods. Parents abandon their habitual attitudes because they feel anxiety and sadness. Their tolerance increases and, as a result, they do whatever their children want. This change in the attitudes of the parents may increase the anxiety of the child and make him feel more sick than he is. Therefore, it is very important for the child to reduce the parent's anxiety. At the pathological level, anxiety requires pharmacological and / or psychosocial intervention. The main purpose of psychosocial intervention is to understand and discover one's emotions. Some authors mention the benefits of using expressive methods. Art practices are at the top of the expressionist methods, and according to the nursing interventions classification system (NIC), art therapy is among the nursing interventions.

Conditions

Mothers

Keywords

Knitting; anxiety; hernia; art therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (10)

• Anxiety Levels of Mothers

  Anxiety Levels of Mothers will be defined with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.

  15 minutes after the start of surgery

• Anxiety Levels of Mothers

  Anxiety Levels of Mothers will be defined with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.

  1 hour after the start of surgery

• Heartbeat of mothers

  heartbeat per minutes

  15 minutes after the start of surgery

• Heartbeat of mothers

  heartbeat per minutes

  1 hour after the start of surgery

• Breathing rate of mothers

  breathing rate per minutes

  15 minutes after the start of surgery

• Breathing rate of mothers

  breathing rate per minutes

  1 hour after the start of surgery

• Blood pressure of mothers

  blood pressure in mmHg

  15 minutes after the start of surgery

• Blood pressure of mothers

  blood pressure in mmHg

  1 hour after the start of surgery

• Oxygen saturation of mothers

  oxygen saturation in percent

  15 minutes after the start of surgery

• Oxygen saturation of mothers

  oxygen saturation in percent

  1 hour after the start of surgery

Study Arms (2)

case group

EXPERIMENTAL

In the first stage, an information form including socio-demographic characteristics prepared within the framework of the literature and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory will be applied to mothers before surgery. Later, the experimental group will be knitted by the researcher during the surgical operation. The necessary materials (knitting needle and thread) for the knitting attempt will be given to the participants in the experimental group by the researcher. A neutral color, white, will be used as the knitting yarn color. Knitting will start 15 minutes after the child enters the operation and will be knitted for 30-40 minutes on average. At the end of the surgery, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scale will be applied again to evaluate the anxiety levels of the participants in the experimental and control groups. The vital signs of the mothers will be measured at the beginning of the operation and close to the end of the operation.

Behavioral: case and control group

control group

NO INTERVENTION

An information form including socio-demographic characteristics prepared within the framework of the preoperative literature and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory will be applied to mothers. No attempt will be made to this group. At the end of the surgery, the State Trait Anxiety Inventory scale will be applied again to evaluate the anxiety levels of the participants in the experimental and control groups. The vital signs of the mothers will be measured at the beginning of the operation and near the end of the operation.

Interventions

case and control group BEHAVIORAL

randomized controlled experimental study

case group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Research evidence shows that especially mothers have a high level of anxiety during surgery.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Mothers know how to knit,
• Mothers' willingness to participate in the study,
• The child has not had a previous surgical operation.
• The mother has not had any psychological trauma or psychiatric diagnosis in the last six months.

You may not qualify if:

• Mothers do not know how to knit,
• Refusal of mothers to participate in research,
• The child has had previous surgery,
• The mother's history of any psychological trauma or psychiatric diagnosis in the last six months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi: lead

Study Sites (1)

Health Sciences Universyt

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Kumar A, Das S, Chauhan S, Kiran U, Satapathy S. Perioperative Anxiety and Stress in Children Undergoing Congenital Cardiac Surgery and Their Parents: Effect of Brief Intervention-A Randomized Control Trial. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 May;33(5):1244-1250. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2018.08.187. Epub 2018 Aug 22.

  PMID: 30243867 BACKGROUND

• Pomicino L, Maccacari E, Buchini S. Levels of anxiety in parents in the 24 hr before and after their child's surgery: A descriptive study. J Clin Nurs. 2018 Jan;27(1-2):278-287. doi: 10.1111/jocn.13895. Epub 2017 Dec 11.

  PMID: 28544343 BACKGROUND

• Brooks L, Ta KN, Townsend AF, Backman CL. "I just love it": Avid knitters describe health and well-being through occupation. Can J Occup Ther. 2019 Apr;86(2):114-124. doi: 10.1177/0008417419831401. Epub 2019 Mar 11.

  PMID: 30857405 BACKGROUND

• Pollanen S. The meaning of craft: craft makers' descriptions of craft as an occupation. Scand J Occup Ther. 2013 May;20(3):217-27. doi: 10.3109/11038128.2012.725182. Epub 2012 Sep 19.

  PMID: 22989300 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Hernia

Interventions

Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 14, 2021
• First Posted: December 2, 2021
• Study Start: November 24, 2021
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2022
• Study Completion: March 1, 2022
• Last Updated: May 3, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)